محبس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح ب س (ḥ-b-s)

Noun of place from the verb حَبَسَ (ḥabasa, “to imprison”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maħ.bas/, IPA^(key): /maħ.bis/

Noun

مَحْبَس or مَحْبِس • (maḥbas or maḥbis) m (plural مَحَابِس (maḥābis))

1. gaol; prison cell

Declension

Declension of noun مَحْبَس (maḥbas)‎; مَحْبِس (maḥbis)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحْبَس‎; مَحْبِس maḥbas‎; maḥbis	الْمَحْبَس‎; الْمَحْبِس al-maḥbas‎; al-maḥbis	مَحْبَس‎; مَحْبِس maḥbas‎; maḥbis
Nominative	مَحْبَسٌ‎; مَحْبِسٌ maḥbasun‎; maḥbisun	الْمَحْبَسُ‎; الْمَحْبِسُ al-maḥbasu‎; al-maḥbisu	مَحْبَسُ‎; مَحْبِسُ maḥbasu‎; maḥbisu
Accusative	مَحْبَسًا‎; مَحْبِسًا maḥbasan‎; maḥbisan	الْمَحْبَسَ‎; الْمَحْبِسَ al-maḥbasa‎; al-maḥbisa	مَحْبَسَ‎; مَحْبِسَ maḥbasa‎; maḥbisa
Genitive	مَحْبَسٍ‎; مَحْبِسٍ maḥbasin‎; maḥbisin	الْمَحْبَسِ‎; الْمَحْبِسِ al-maḥbasi‎; al-maḥbisi	مَحْبَسِ‎; مَحْبِسِ maḥbasi‎; maḥbisi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحْبَسَيْن‎; مَحْبِسَيْن maḥbasayn‎; maḥbisayn	الْمَحْبَسَيْن‎; الْمَحْبِسَيْن al-maḥbasayn‎; al-maḥbisayn	مَحْبَسَيْ‎; مَحْبِسَيْ maḥbasay‎; maḥbisay
Nominative	مَحْبَسَانِ‎; مَحْبِسَانِ maḥbasāni‎; maḥbisāni	الْمَحْبَسَانِ‎; الْمَحْبِسَانِ al-maḥbasāni‎; al-maḥbisāni	مَحْبَسَا‎; مَحْبِسَا maḥbasā‎; maḥbisā
Accusative	مَحْبَسَيْنِ‎; مَحْبِسَيْنِ maḥbasayni‎; maḥbisayni	الْمَحْبَسَيْنِ‎; الْمَحْبِسَيْنِ al-maḥbasayni‎; al-maḥbisayni	مَحْبَسَيْ‎; مَحْبِسَيْ maḥbasay‎; maḥbisay
Genitive	مَحْبَسَيْنِ‎; مَحْبِسَيْنِ maḥbasayni‎; maḥbisayni	الْمَحْبَسَيْنِ‎; الْمَحْبِسَيْنِ al-maḥbasayni‎; al-maḥbisayni	مَحْبَسَيْ‎; مَحْبِسَيْ maḥbasay‎; maḥbisay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَابِس maḥābis	الْمَحَابِس al-maḥābis	مَحَابِس maḥābis
Nominative	مَحَابِسُ maḥābisu	الْمَحَابِسُ al-maḥābisu	مَحَابِسُ maḥābisu
Accusative	مَحَابِسَ maḥābisa	الْمَحَابِسَ al-maḥābisa	مَحَابِسَ maḥābisa
Genitive	مَحَابِسَ maḥābisa	الْمَحَابِسِ al-maḥābisi	مَحَابِسِ maḥābisi

Descendants

• → Persian: محبس
  • → Pashto: محبس (mahbás)
  • → Urdu: محبس

Etymology 2

Tool noun from the root ح ب س (ḥ-b-s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miħ.bas/

Noun

مِحْبَس • (miḥbas) m (plural مَحَابِس (maḥābis))

1. valve, cock
   • 2017 October 1, “تسرب خطوط الغاز بقرية "ترسا" فى الفيوم.. وقطع الخدمة لحين إصلاح العطل”, in Bawwāba Aḵbār Maṣr‎^[1], archived from the original on 13 November 2017:

     وفرضت القوات كردونًا حول مكان التسرب، وإخطار شركة الغاز، ومجلس مدينة الفيوم، وانتقل المسؤلون الذين أمروا بغلق جميع المحابس الرئيسية، وتبين أن سبب التسرب وجود تآكل فى بعض الوصلات الخاصة بالمواسير، وقُطِعَ الغاز عن القرية لحين الانتهاء من الإصلاحات

     The forces set up a cordon around the area of the [gas] leakage and informed the gas company and the council of the city Al-Fayyūm, and in return the competent persons ordered the complete closure of the main valves and it was stated that the reason of the leakage has been the presence of corrosion in some specific joints of the pipes, and the gas was cut off from the village up to the time of the end of the reparations.

Declension

Declension of noun مِحْبَس (miḥbas)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِحْبَس miḥbas	الْمِحْبَس al-miḥbas	مِحْبَس miḥbas
Nominative	مِحْبَسٌ miḥbasun	الْمِحْبَسُ al-miḥbasu	مِحْبَسُ miḥbasu
Accusative	مِحْبَسًا miḥbasan	الْمِحْبَسَ al-miḥbasa	مِحْبَسَ miḥbasa
Genitive	مِحْبَسٍ miḥbasin	الْمِحْبَسِ al-miḥbasi	مِحْبَسِ miḥbasi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِحْبَسَيْن miḥbasayn	الْمِحْبَسَيْن al-miḥbasayn	مِحْبَسَيْ miḥbasay
Nominative	مِحْبَسَانِ miḥbasāni	الْمِحْبَسَانِ al-miḥbasāni	مِحْبَسَا miḥbasā
Accusative	مِحْبَسَيْنِ miḥbasayni	الْمِحْبَسَيْنِ al-miḥbasayni	مِحْبَسَيْ miḥbasay
Genitive	مِحْبَسَيْنِ miḥbasayni	الْمِحْبَسَيْنِ al-miḥbasayni	مِحْبَسَيْ miḥbasay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَابِس maḥābis	الْمَحَابِس al-maḥābis	مَحَابِس maḥābis
Nominative	مَحَابِسُ maḥābisu	الْمَحَابِسُ al-maḥābisu	مَحَابِسُ maḥābisu
Accusative	مَحَابِسَ maḥābisa	الْمَحَابِسَ al-maḥābisa	مَحَابِسَ maḥābisa
Genitive	مَحَابِسَ maḥābisa	الْمَحَابِسِ al-maḥābisi	مَحَابِسِ maḥābisi